Live! Folklife Concert: Emerald Rae Trio

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Crandall Public Library
Christine L. McDonald Community Room

Event Details

Emerald Rae grew up in a musical family where country music and rock ‘n roll were prevalent, and has spent the last 20 years studying all facets of folk music. She is a U.S. National Scottish Fiddle Champion, a graduate of the Berklee College of Music, and is well-known in the Boston area for her versatility, her dynamic power-house playing style and her unique perspective. Emerald is also a talented step-dancer and an active member of the Boston Cape Breton music scene. In 2013, she released her solo album, If Only I Could Fly, featuring her talents on guitar, fiddle and crwth (the ancient welsh fiddle, pronounced “krooth”). www.emeraldrea.bandcamp.com The free series is produced and hosted by the Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library in the community room downstairs off the Library’s Glen Street entrance, and made possible with funds from the Friends of Crandall Public Library, and the New York State Council on the Arts –Folk Arts Program with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Legislature.
Event Type(s): Folklife Program
Age Group(s): Adults
Presenter: Todd DeGarmo
Todd DeGarmo
(518) 792-6508 ext. 237